Xander Schauffele. Kevin C. Cox/Getty Photos
Let it’s clear, Xander Schauffele is aware of how one can have fun.
After profitable the 152nd Open Championship on Sunday, July 21, Schauffele, 30, basked within the glow of victory along with his household and buddies till the early morning hours.
“A bit little bit of ingesting, a little bit little bit of reminiscing, a little bit little bit of speaking, a little bit little bit of smoking,” Schauffele completely informed Us Weekly in regards to the festivities.
Schauffele emerged victorious at Scotland’s Royal Troon after charging up the crowded leaderboard with a last spherical 65, profitable the oldest main in golf by two strokes. Justin Rose and Billy Horschel completed in a tie for second place.
Within the aftermath, the two-time Main champion — Schauffele additionally received the PGA Championship in Might — revealed that the famed Claret Jug, awarded to the winner of the Open Championship, was put to good use.
“Pink wine was the very first thing that was poured into it,” Schauffele mentioned. “A couple of different folks had been capable of take some gulps out of it, which was very cool. They spilled it throughout themselves.”
Schauffele shared a victory cigar along with his father, Stefan, and his buddy and caddie, Austin Kaiser, which Schauffele documented by way of Instagram. All informed, the raucous celebration meant the subsequent morning got here up quick.
“I believe Austin was getting picked up at 4 a.m., my mother and father left the home at 7 a.m.,” Schauffele recalled. “We went to mattress at 2:30. We had been on a pair hours of sleep.”
Earlier than the crew went to mattress, nonetheless, Schauffele was additionally to share a really particular, quiet second along with his mother and father that can certainly be etched in reminiscence for a very long time to return.
“The trophy was sitting there on the counter and I handed it with my mother and father on the finish of the evening, at 2:00 a.m. or one thing,” Schauffele remembered. “We simply gave one another a giant hug. Not many phrases wanted to be mentioned. We simply checked out one another and began smiling. It was type of like, ‘Holy smokes, this occurred. This actually occurred.’”
Schauffele continued, “I believe everybody was actually appreciative of how large the second was. It was cool to share with everybody.”
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After tasting victory in Scotland, Schauffele remained in Europe with one other potential milestone instantly on the horizon.
“I’m nonetheless abroad, my caddy’s abroad, my uncle’s abroad and my mother and father are abroad,” he defined. “I believe my brother is the one one which went dwelling. I’m simply making an attempt to take all of it in and prepare for the Olympics.”
Schauffele will signify Crew USA when the 2024 Summer season Olympics kick off in Paris this week, with the boys’s particular person stroke play scheduled to tee off Thursday, August 1.
May be time to top off on the wine and cigars — simply in case.
